Studies abound on how far north Ixodes scapularis ticks are transported by birds

Author:

Scott, JD

Publication type:

Journal Article

Publication date:

2016-03

Journal/Series title:

Tick Tick Borne Dis

Volume:

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URL:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26739029

Abstract:

Several studies report migratory songbirds transporting ticks northward during spring migration in Canada. The importation of ticks into Canada by migratory songbirds is no longer a "hypothesis," it is a fact.